, 1887-12-29

CIutu uPOtt iOCuttuk httO tuC soPV-
kane, aud the Gonzaga uhIver.
sities. To Elders Haverinaier, An
derson, Strong and Turner Is due
tho credit, sec onded by Mess rs.
Cannon, Brown, Forrest and others
for the measure OF success reached
IN the ablshment of the form or,
and Rev. j. M. CataldO and his
confreres for the latter. Besldes the
contributions In money by the citi-
xens named Col. u. p. jenkins do
mated to the Methodist university
forty acres Of land beautifully iocat.
ed for the purpose north of the
river. With sagaclOus foresight
Father CNtaldo applied the cOntribu-
ton received to the purchase Of
800 ncres OF railroad land Mt $500
per acre. which Is now worth $1,000
per acre, and a portion OF 1t is salrendy
plated rs an addition 40 the city.
The year was also stgna'ized by the
incorporation of the Town as n city,
and municipal government was
organized with r.. w. Forrest rs
mayor, and A. M. Cannon, l.. II.
Whitehouse, l.. w. Rlma, +. II.
Moore, Geo. A. Davis and w. G.
Grayas councilmen, and j. X. Stout
as city attorney. The population OF
tho previous year Is given by Off.
cinl figures as 670 and the city began
Its career with population Of about
1000. II was nn occasion of enthus-
iaslic rejoicing when the rails were
laid through the town late In June
and rousIng Fourth OF July ceie-
bration with a free rail excursiOn
train to Cheney duly celebrated the
Occassion of connection by rail with
the rest OF the world. The city was
visited during the summer by III.
Willard, the new president Of the
road, and cotcrie OF capitalists,
who were given n reception and
duly posted rs to the promising
future Of the young city, but either
the great fature was too imly per.
ceptable or there was too little spare
cash, for thu einvcstnents were insig.
nificant.
During the previous years the saw.
mill under tho management OF
Messrs. Glover & Malheny and
Glover & HaverrAale, had passed to
the cOntiol OF Messrs. Cannon, War.
ner & Pease, and finally merged into
the Spokane Mill 20. In the fall of
'86, with Il. j. Brickell as the admin.
istrative genius. Owing to frequent
loss of logs by breaking VI the boom
In the river and difficulty OF secu.
ring q supply OF logs on account of i!
the timber laws, the mill has not |
heen a profitable investment for the |
owners, but 1t was very important |
adjunct In the building of the city. |
E,rly in,'S2 Messrs Huvermals Il |
Davis began the construction Of the |
mammoth Echo Roller mills, which |
for daring enterprise and successful
results has not yet been surpassed In
eastern Washington. Mr. Cannon
constructed the elegant wooden
block on the corner OF Riverside and
Mill, which at that time was so far
from the "centre of business" that
II was regarded ms AN exceedingly
doubtful venture. MIR. Cannon, who
est In the store, removed his mer. !
camille and banking business Ia the
now quarters IN December, and his
promptly followed, and 4
new "business center" was eAtab.
lished. The Sprague house was also !
built and opened this year by VIM.
Keyser, and added materially to the |
reputation OF the city. Mr.. Carlisle
was succeeded in the publication OF
the Chronicle by Messrs. III. Il. Allen
and q. B. Hopkins, who In turn sold
out in the fall 90 A. X. Woodbury..
Louis Zicgler built and moved into
the flne building on the corner
and Howard. The First
National Bank was also organized
late this year. There were other
substantial improvements, but, as
before mentioned, tho impetus given
10 Cheney by the removal Of the
county seat tended to divide the
business of the region; the more rap.
i'd growth OF Spokane, which had
been calculated upon, was consider
ably retarded, and Cheney had the
real boom, that year. Mr.. Forrest
was reelected mayor, and, although
with but mengcr revenue, the city
was reduced to better
working order. Among those who
10 the good order and
safety of the city In It's earliest days
and meagerest salaries, none were
more instrumental than x-Marshal
and ex-COuncilman e. B. Hyde. To
tience OF the early members of the
for the good order and prosperity OF
our city. This feature of our early
growth was quickly noticed by tour
lists, and Spokane became noted rs a
safe and attractive place for resi-. |
dence and investments.
The frst considerable fire which
left its mark In Spokane startled the
city on the night Of Janury 10Th,
'83. The conf1tgraiion broke out the
coldest night of the winter, in the
store of +. II. Moore q Co., and, as |
there was no fire department., the
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